Archives for May 24, 2009

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Prebiotics may boost teenage magnesium absorption

By Stephen Daniells

Daily supplements of prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) may enhance a teenage girl’s absorption of magnesium, according to a new study from Cargill and TNO Quality of LIfe.

Harvard study confirms health risk from BPA leaching

By Mike Stones

Critics of the chemical bisphenol A or BPA have received powerful new ammunition in the form of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) which confirmed that the substance can leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans.